UP DGME issues guidelines for NEET PG 2026 counselling candidates, details

In a notification, the authority has outlined the eligibility criteria, security deposit rules, online choice filling, seat allotment procedures, reservation certificate requirements, medical examination and document verification process.

The notice also warns candidates that failure to lock their choices, discrepancies in original documents or submission of forged certificates may lead to exclusion from seat allotment or cancellation of admission. Below are the detailed guidelines-

FOR CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING IN THE ONLINE COUNSELLING OF UP NEET PG-2026 IMPORTANT INFORMATION/INSTRUCTIONS

1 Only those candidates who have been declared successful in the NEET PG-2026 exam are eligible to participate in the counselling of UP NEET PG-2026 (MD/MS/Diploma & DNB).

2 Only in-service candidates of Uttar Pradesh state will be eligible for the state quota seats of the DNB course, whose list has been made available by the Director General, Medical and Health Services, Uttar Pradesh on 16.10.2026.

3 Only those candidates working in PMHS cadre, whose list has been made available by the Director General, Medical and Health Services, Uttar Pradesh on 16.10.2026, for the State Quota seats of MD/MS course, are eligible to get weightage.

4 The security amount will not be adjusted against the tuition fee under any circumstances.

5 Candidates will fill in their online choices based on their preferences for admission to government/private medical college seats according to the counseling schedule. Candidates should only fill in choices for the colleges they are interested in. There is no limit on online choice filling.

6 After filling out the online choice form, it is mandatory to lock the choices. Failure to lock the choices will prevent the candidate from being included in the seat allocation process, for which the candidate will be solely responsible.

7 The admission process for candidates allocated to private medical colleges will be conducted at the nodal centre designated by the government. The allotment letter will indicate the name of the allotted college/hospital/course/nodal centre.

8 The admission process of candidates allotted MD/MS/Diploma seats in the government sector will be completed in the concerned medical college/institute/university.

9 The admission process of the candidates allotted seats in DNB course in the government sector will be completed in the concerned medical college/district hospital.

10 Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates of Uttar Pradesh are informed that the certificate of Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) dated 01 April, 2026 or after will be valid only.

11 Reservation certificates will not be accepted in the form of certificates to be submitted for appointment to posts under the Government of India.

12 All certificates related to reservation (Other Backwards Class, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Economically Weaker Section) will be valid only if issued by the competent authority of Uttar Pradesh on the format prescribed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

13 Disability certificate will be valid only if issued from the designated centres and on the prescribed format as per the instructions issued by the Medical Counselling Committee, Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.

14 The admission process will be completed after the allotted candidates are medically examined as per rules by constituting a medical board at the college/nodal centre level.

15 Candidates must submit all original educational documents to the relevant government medical college or nodal centre upon admission. If original documents are not available at the time of admission or are found to be incorrect upon verification, the candidate's allotment/admission will be cancelled, and the security deposit will be confiscated as per rules.

16 If any document/certificate/information is found to be forged during the verification process at the time of admission or after admission, the candidate's admission will be cancelled and legal action will be taken. The candidate will be fully responsible for this.

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